diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/ext/hooks_runner.go b/cli/azd/pkg/ext/hooks_runner.go
index 2d87378568b..0acce4eb0ff 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/ext/hooks_runner.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/ext/hooks_runner.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (h *HooksRunner) GetScript(hookConfig *HookConfig) (tools.Script, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	switch hookConfig.Shell {
+	switch ShellType(strings.Split(string(hookConfig.Shell), " ")[0]) {
 	case ShellTypeBash:
 		return bash.NewBashScript(h.commandRunner, h.cwd, h.env.Environ()), nil
 	case ShellTypePowershell:
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func (h *HooksRunner) execHook(ctx context.Context, hookConfig *HookConfig, opti
 		options.StdOut = previewer
 		defer h.console.StopPreviewer(ctx, false)
 	}
+	options.UserPwsh = string(hookConfig.Shell)
 
 	log.Printf("Executing script '%s'\n", hookConfig.path)
 	res, err := script.Execute(ctx, hookConfig.path, *options)
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/ext/models.go b/cli/azd/pkg/ext/models.go
index 1100c6a5ee6..c3439bdafe8 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/ext/models.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/ext/models.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func createTempScript(hookConfig *HookConfig) (string, error) {
 	scriptHeader := []string{}
 	scriptFooter := []string{}
 
-	switch hookConfig.Shell {
+	switch ShellType(strings.Split(string(hookConfig.Shell), " ")[0]) {
 	case ShellTypeBash:
 		ext = "sh"
 		scriptHeader = []string{
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell.go b/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell.go
index ca9fad66290..78bbcc98700 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type powershellScript struct {
 // Executes the specified powershell script
 // When interactive is true will attach to stdin, stdout & stderr
 func (bs *powershellScript) Execute(ctx context.Context, path string, options tools.ExecOptions) (exec.RunResult, error) {
-	runArgs := exec.NewRunArgs("pwsh", path).
+	runArgs := exec.NewRunArgs(options.UserPwsh, path).
 		WithCwd(bs.cwd).
 		WithEnv(bs.envVars).
 		WithShell(true)
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell_test.go b/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell_test.go
index 2a41c707913..ec8c9fd1633 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell_test.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/tools/powershell/powershell_test.go
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ func Test_Powershell_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Success", func(t *testing.T) {
 		mockContext := mocks.NewMockContext(context.Background())
 
+		// #nosec G101
+		userPwsh := "pwsh -NoProfile"
 		mockContext.CommandRunner.When(func(args exec.RunArgs, command string) bool {
 			return true
 		}).RespondFn(func(args exec.RunArgs) (exec.RunResult, error) {
-			require.Equal(t, "pwsh", args.Cmd)
+			require.Equal(t, userPwsh, args.Cmd)
 			require.Equal(t, workingDir, args.Cwd)
 			require.Equal(t, scriptPath, args.Args[0])
 			require.Equal(t, env, args.Env)
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ func Test_Powershell_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 		runResult, err := PowershellScript.Execute(
 			*mockContext.Context,
 			scriptPath,
-			tools.ExecOptions{Interactive: to.Ptr(true)},
+			tools.ExecOptions{UserPwsh: userPwsh, Interactive: to.Ptr(true)},
 		)
 
 		require.NotNil(t, runResult)
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/tools/script.go b/cli/azd/pkg/tools/script.go
index f111db99400..28216b14fc1 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/tools/script.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/tools/script.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 type ExecOptions struct {
 	Interactive *bool
 	StdOut      io.Writer
+	UserPwsh    string
 }
 
 // Utility to easily execute a bash script across platforms